Chatelaine-hook.



No. 689,905. Patented Dec. 3|, I901. E. C. PUAGE.

GHATELAINE HOOK.

(Applicatioh filed Nov. 20, 1901.

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EDWARD C. POAGE, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

CHATELAlNE-HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 689,905, dated December31, 1901. Application filed November 20, 1901. Serial No. 83,018. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that LEDWARD (lPoncna citizen of the United States, residingin the city of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Chatelaine-Hooks;and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact descriptionthereof, attention being called to the accompanying drawings, with thereference letters and numerals marked thereon, which form also a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to improvements in chatelaine-hooks, being afitting whereby a so-called chatelaine-bag forming part of a ladystoilet outfit is suspended from the belt.

The improvement relates more specifically to means for locking such ahook in position after placed over the belt, the particular feature ofthese locking means being a construction simplifying their operation andwhereby the attached bag serves as an assisting factor, partly bypositive action and partly automatically and by its weight merely.

In the following specification, and particularly pointed out in theclaims following, is found a full description of the invention, togetherwith its manipulation, parts, and construction, which latter is alsoillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a frontview of the device as used in connection with a chatelaine-bag forsupporting the same on a belt and lockingit thereto. Fig. 2 is a similarview with the bag omitted, the locking means being shown in inoperativeposition. Fig. 3 is a rear view of the detached hook as shown in thepreceding figure and with parts broken away. Figs. 4 and 5 are sideviews of the same, the first showing the locking means in operativeposition, as is shown in Fig. 1, the other unlocked, as shown in Fig. 2,to admit detachment of the hook from the belt. Fig. 6 is a perspectiveview of certain parts of the device shown disconnected.

In the drawings, A is the hook, consisting of two members bent over anddoubled up on each other as shown, the inner member 10, when the hook isplaced in position, passing down behind the belt 11, the outer member 12passing down in front of the belt. The end of one of these members,preferably the outer one, is so shaped as to form an eye 13 at its lowerend, which receives a link 14, to which the chatelaine-bag 15 isattached by any suitable means, usually by two straps 16. The front sideof the hook-that is, of member 12may be covered with a materialcorresponding in appearance to the material of the bag, or it may bearan ornamental faceplate soldered or riveted thereto, as shown in dottedoutlines in Fig. 1. For holding this hook positively in position on thebelt I provide a clamp of the opposing members, of which one is formedby one of the members of the hook, the rear one in this case, while theother member 17 is hingedly connected to the inner side of the othermember of the hook. The opposite surfaces of these clamping members arepreferably provided with serrations 18 to secure a firmer attachment tothe belt. The necessary lugs and bearings to secure this pivotalattachment are preferably formed integrally with the other parts, whichmay be readily done, since they are all intended to be of sheet metal.For such purpose bearings 19 are struck up from member 12,the metalnecessary for them being received by being cut out of the main body.Complementary bearings 21 areformed on clamping member 17, between theends thereof, by bending portions of the metal on the edges accordingly.The attachment is completed by passing a pivot-pin 22 through all thesebearings.

The clamping-jaws are kept normally apart, as shown in Fig. 5, by aspring suitably placedas, for instance, by-a coil-spring 23, which issupported on pin 22, and the ends of which, tending to move in oppositedirections, bear one against the pivotallysupported clam pin g memberand the other against member 12 of the hook. For closing the clampagainst the belt, as shown in Fig. 4, the lower end of the movableclamping member 17 is moved toward member 12 by link 14 and held so bythe same. For such purpose eye 13, within which link 14: is confined, iselongated and also gradually enlarged rearwardly and upwardly to permitsaid link to be moved accordingly. Thus, for instance, in the normalposition shown in Fig. 5 the link would be in the upper part of eye 13and also in the rearwardly-enlarged part thereof, where its position issuch as to be without effect upon the position of jaw 17. On being moveddown, however, in the narrowestpart of eye 13, as shown in Fig. 4:, itwill bear against the lower part of the clamping-jaw and by swingingthesame in one direction will cause the upper part thereof to move in theother direction and approach the opposite clamping member. It will thusbe seen that it is only necessary to give a slight tug on the bag andthe hook is locked in position on the belt, andwhen the weight of thebag is sufficient such locking will occur automatically, since theweight of the bag will pull the ring down. In all cases, however, thisWeight favors the retention of the parts in their locking position. Itmay be further favored by a slight contraction or dent in the metal, asshown at a, which ordinarily prevents the link from moving up freely,but which readily yields when the link is positively moved up fordisengaging the clamp.

Eye 13 is preferably constructed as shown, consisting of a part ofmember 12, being a part in excess of the length, which part is turned upand over, as shown, and at its upper end connected again to the mainbody, where it is permanently attached. This attachment may be bysolder, rivets, or, as shown, a part of the met-al-that is, the extremeend I) of the turned-up part being passed through an opening a andturned down. This part of the metal of member 12 which forms this eye 13is narrower than the main part, and the lower part of the swingingmember 17 is correspondingly cut out, as shown atf, to clear in itsmovements eye 13.

It is clear that this hook as so improved with this locking device isnot necessarily limited in its use to chatelaine-bags only, but may beused in connection with other articles for the purpose of suspension orconnection.

Having described my invention, I claim as new 1. In a supporting-hook,the combination with the two members thereof, of a clamping membersupported between them and pivotally connected to one of the members ofthe hook and forming in conjunction with the other member a clampingdevice, a link serving as a means to attach the article to be supported,an eye on the hook which this link occupies and within which it may bemoved up or down, and a spring to keep the members of the clampingdevicenormally apart,said function also causing part of thepivotally-supported clamping member to project into the path of the linkwithin the eye it occupies, so that a change of position of the linkfrom one part of the eye to the other involves also an operation of theclamping device.

2. In a supporting-hook, the combination with the twomembers thereof, ofa clamping member supported between them and pivot ally connectedbetween its ends to one of the members of the hook and forming inconjunction with the other member a clamping device, an eye formed atthe lower end of the hook member first mentioned, the clear opening ofsaid eye being wider at its upper part and decreasing downwardly, a linkserving as a means to attach the article to be supported occupying thiseye and within which it may be moved up or down and from the wider intothe narrower part of the opening thereof and a spring to keep the twomembers of the clamping device normally apart,causing at the same timepart of the pivotally-supported clamp- -ing member to project into theway of the link in a manner to prevent movement of the same from thewider part of the opening of the eye into the narrower one withoutoperating the clamping device at the same time.

3. In a supporting-hook, the combination with the two members 10 and 12thereof, of a clamping member 17 pivotally attached to the inner side ofmember 12 so as to be able to form with member 10 a clamping device, aneye 13formed on the lower end of member 12, a link 14 occupying this eyeand capable to be moved up or down therein and a spring to hold the twoclamping members normally apart causing at the same time parts of member17 to project over eye 13 in a manner to lie in the path of link 14.

4. A supporting-hook having members 10 and 12, the latter havinginwardly-projecting lugs 19 forming bearings and having its lower endturned rearwardly and upwardly to form an eye 13 thereat, a link 14 inthis eye free to be moved up or down therein, a clamping member 17having similar bearings 21 between its ends, a pivot-pin adapted to bepassed through all these bearings whereby member 17 becomes attached tomember 12 in a manner to be free to swing to or from member 10 withwhich it forms a clamping device,

its lower end being cut out to clear the lower part of member 12 whichforms eye 13, the remaining parts of member 17 projecting down on eachside of this eye and a spring to normally hold the upperor clamping endof member 17 away from member 10 causingits lower end to project overthe clear opening of eye 13 and in the path of link 14 as the same ismoved from one part of eye 13 to the other.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set. my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

' EDWARD O. POAGE. Witnesses:

G. SPENGEL, ARTHUR KLINE.

